Wrought-metal ferrule.



PATENTED OCT. 2, 1906.

S. S. HOLGOMB. WROUGHT METAL FERRULE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR 2 1906 min q'tj'edf I Iii en 607! @Q/MQ/M m J WUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SERENO S. HOLCOMB, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CLEVELANDHARDWVARE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

WROUGHT-METAL FERRULE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SERENO S. HOLCOMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wrought-Metal Ferrules, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The ferrules used on swingletrees and the like must be provided withloops for the re ception of a ring or hook. These ferrules, includingthe loop, have heretofore been cast generally from malleable iron. Whenso made, they are clumsy and heavy and are liable to be broken in use.

The object of this invention is to provide a Wrought-metal ferrulehaving a loop, which ferrule shall be lighter, stronger, and less clumsythan those heretofore used.

The invention is a wrought-metal ferrule formed by bending a strip ofmetal into approximately cylindrical form 'for the body and bending theends of said strip outward to form ears, which are fastened together bya tubular rivet or eyelet passing through holes in said ears and upsetat its ends against their outer faces.

It also consists in such a ferrule when one of the ears is made largerthan the other and is bent over onto that other, and the said tubularrivet is passed through the three thicknesses of metal thereby producedand upset at its ends to fasten them together.

Referring to the parts by letters, A represents the body of the ferrule.It is formed by bending the blank C into slightly-tapered butapproximately cylindrical form and by bending the ends of said blankoutward to form ears B B. These ears are perforated and are fastenedtogether bya tubular rivet D, which passes through the perforations inthe ears and has its ends upset against the outer faces thereof. Theseears and tubular rivet form the loop required by such ferrules for thereception of the ring or hook used with them. For some usesas, forexample, for a direct pull by the ring upon said loopthe constructionabove described and shown in Fig. 5 may not be strong enough. To givethe necessary strength, one of the ears may be made larger than theother. It may be longer or it may be wider, as at b. It is then bentover the edge of the other ear down onto it, substantially as shown inFigs. 2 to 4. The tubular rivet in that case passes through the threethicknesses of metal thereby produced and when upset will tightlyifasten them together to form a triple thick oop.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of blank C. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of ferrule. Fig. 3 is an elevation of ferrule, showingloop in section. Fig. 4. is a plan of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan of amodified form of the ferrule.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A wrought-metal ferrule forswingletrees and the like, comprising an approximately cylindrical body,and two integral outwardly-extended ears, and a tubular rivet passingthrough said ears and having its ends upset against them, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

2. A wought-metal ferrule for swingletrees and the like, comprising anapproximately cylindrical body, and two integral outwardly-extendedears, one of said ears being bent over the edge of and against the faceof the other ear, and a tubular rivet which passes through the threethicknesses of metal thereby produced and is upset at its ends to securethem together, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

SERENO S. HOLCOMB.

I/Vitnesses:

THOS. P. ROBBINS, CHAS. E. ADAMS.

